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What does it really take to move from science into CEO leadership while delivering real impact for patients?

This week on Making It In Manufacturing, Harry Sloan sat down with Dr Adriana Kiedzierska-Mencfeld, CEO of Rezon Bio, with 20 years of experience spanning biotech, biologics manufacturing, and leadership across industry and scientific roles.

In this episode, Dr Adriana Kiedzierska-Mencfeld covers:

- Transitioning from academia to industry and the drive to turn science into real patient value

- Key leadership moments including entering new technology areas and managing high-pressure decision making

- Leading through COVID, maintaining operations, and ensuring both product delivery and team safety

- Transforming into a CDMO model and leading organisational change with clarity and purpose

- Competing in a crowded CDMO market through cost discipline, quality standards, and operational efficiency

If you are working in biotech, manufacturing, or scaling scientific innovation into real-world impact, this conversation offers a clear and grounded perspective on leadership, decision making, and building high-performing teams under pressure.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:33 Moving beyond science into leadership

02:06 Career-defining moments and leadership growth

04:56 Leading through COVID and regulatory pressure

06:01 FDA inspection and managing high-stakes environments

07:13 Transition to CDMO and company transformation

09:20 Launch of Resins Bio and stepping into CEO role

11:39 Building trust and delivering for clients

12:29 Cost competitiveness and market positioning

14:20 Speed, quality, and CDMO differentiation

15:22 Market trends and opportunities in biologics

17:33 CDMO positioning and capabilities

18:09 Balancing existing clients and new business

20:08 Personal career journey and challenges

21:44 Advice for women in biotech leadership

22:46 Future of biologics manufacturing

24:33 Motivation and leadership purpose

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